Publications by author

Ana L. Scopel

• Pancotto, VA; Sala, OE; Robson, TM; Caldwell, MM; Scopel, AL. (2005). Direct and indirect effects of solar ultraviolet-B radiation on long-term decomposition. Global Change Biology 11:1982-1989.
• M.M. Izaguirre, A.L. Scopel, I.T. Baldwin, and C.L. Ballaré. (2003). Convergent Responses to Stress. Solar Ultraviolet-B Radiation and Manduca sexta Herbivory Elicit Overlapping Transcriptional Responses in Field-Grown Plants of Nicotiana longiflora. Plant Physiol. Vol. 132,
• Pancotto, V.A., Sala, O.E., Cabello, M., López, N.I., Robson, T.M., Ballaré, C.L., Caldwell, M.M., Scopel, A.L. (2003). Solar UV-B decreases decomposition in herbaceous plant litter in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina: Potential role of an altered decomposer community. Global Change Biology 9: 1465-1474.
• Zaller, J.G., Caldwell, M.M., Flint, S.D., Scopel, A.L., Sala, O.E., Ballaré, C.L. (2002). Solar UV-B radiation affects belowground processes in a fen ecosytem in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina: implications of stratospheric ozone depletion. Global Change Biology 8:867-871.
• Mazza, C.A., Izaguirre, M.M., Zavala, J., Scopel, A.L., Ballaré, C.L. (2002). Insect perception of ambient ultraviolet-B radiation. Ecology Letters, 5:722-726.
• Zavala, J., Scopel, A.L., Ballaré, C.L. (2001). Effects of solar UV-B radiation on soybean crops: Impact on leaf herbivory by Anticarsia gemmatalis. Plant Ecology, 156:121-130.
• Rousseaux, M.C., Scopel, A.L., Searles, P.S., Caldwell, M.M., Sala, O.E., Ballaré, C.L. (2001). Responses to solar ultraviolet-B radiation in a shrub-dominated natural ecosystem of Tierra del Fuego (southern Argentina). Global Change Biology 7:467-478.
• Ballaré, C.L., Rousseaux, M.C., Searles, P.S., Zaller, J.G., Giordano, C.V., Robson, T.M., Caldwell, M.M., Sala, O.E., Scopel, A.L. (2001). Impacts of solar ultraviolet-B radiation on terrestrial ecosystems of Tierra del Fuego (southern Argentina). An overview of recent progress. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 62:67-77.
• Mazza, C.A., Boccalandro, H.E., Giordano, C.V., Battista, D., Scopel, A.L., Ballaré, C.L. (2000). Functional significance and the induction by solar radiation of ultaviolet-absorbing sunscreens in field-grown soybean crops. Plant Physiology, 122:117-126.
• Botto, J.F., Scopel, A.L., Sánchez, R.A. (2000). Water constraints on the photoinduction of weed seed germination during tillage. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, 27:463-471.
• Tourn, G.M., Menvielle, M.F., Scopel, A.L., Pidal, B. (1999). Clonal strategies of a woody weed: Melia azedarach. Plant and Soil, 217:111-117.
• Rousseaux, M.C., Ballaré, C.L., Giordano, C.V., Scopel, A.L., Zima, A.M., Szwarcberg-Bracchita, M., Searles, P.S., Caldwell, M.M., Díaz, S.B. (1999). Ozone depletion and UVB radiation: Impact on plant DNA damage in southern South America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 96:15310-15315.
• Mazza, C.L., Zavala, J., Scopel, A.L., Ballaré, C.L. (1999). Perception of solar ultraviolet-B radiation by phytophagous insects. Behavioral responses and ecosystem implications. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 96:980-985.
• Mazza, C.A., Battista, D., Zima, A.M., Szwarcberg-Bracchita, M., Giordano, C.V., Acevedo, A., Scopel, A.L., Ballaré, C.L. (1999). The effects of solar ultraviolet-B radiation on the growth and yield of barley are accompanied by increased DNA damage and antioxidant responses. Plant, Cell and Environment, 22:61-70.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Mazza, C.A. (1999). Effects of solar UV-B radiation on terrestrial ecosystems: Case studies from southern South America. En: Stratospheric ozone depletion. The effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on terrestrial ecosystems. LeidEn: Backhuys Publishers, pp 292-311.
• Aphalo, P.J., Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L. (1999). Plant-plant signalling, the shade avoidance response and competition. Journal of Experimental Botany, 50:1629-1634.
• Rousseaux, M.C., Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Searles, P.S., Caldwell, M.M. (1998). Solar ultraviolet-B radiation affects plant-insect interactions in a natural ecosystem of Tierra del Fuego (southern Argentina). Oecologia, 116:528-535.
• Botto, J.F., Scopel, A.L., Ballaré, C.L., Sánchez, R.A. (1998). The effect of light during and after soil cultivation with different tillage implements on weed seedling emergence. Weed Science, 46:351-357.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L. (1997). Phytochrome signalling in plant canopies: testing its population-level implications with photoreceptor mutants of Arabidopsis. Functional Ecology, 11:441-450.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Sánchez, R.A. (1997). Foraging for light: photosensory ecolgy and agriculural implications. Plant, Cell and Environment, 20:820-825.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L. (1997). A note on the sensory ecology of plants. Anales de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, 47:1-5.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Stapleton, A.E., Yanovsky, M.J. (1996). Solar ultraviolet-B radiation affects seedling emergence, DNA integrity, plant morphology, growth rate, and attractiveness to herbivore insects in Datura ferox. Plant Physiology, 112:161-170.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Sánchez, R.A. (1995). Plant photomorphogenesis in canopies, crop growth, and yield. Hort Science, 30:1172-1181.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Roush, M.L., Radosevich, S.R. (1995). How plants find light in patchy canopies. A comparison between wild-type and phytochrome-B-deficient mutant plants of cucumber. Functional Ecology, 9:859-868.
• Scopel, A.L., Ballaré, C.L., Radosevich, R.S. (1994). Photostimulation of seed germination during soil tillage. New Phytologist, 126:145-152.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Jordan, E.T., Vierstra, R.D. (1994). Signaling among neighboring plants and the development of size inequalities in plant populations. Proc.Natl.Acad. Sci. 91:10094-10098.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L. (1994). Plant photomorphogenesis and canopy growth. In: International Lighting in Controlled Environments, T Tibbitts Ed., NASA Conference Publication CP-3309, NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL, 89-102.
• Sánchez, R.A., Casal, J.J., Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L. (1993). Plant responses to canopy density mediated by photo-morphogenic processes. In: International Crop Science I, DR Buxton Ed. CSSA, Madison, WI. pp. 779-786.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Radosevich, S.R., Kendrick, R.E. (1992). Phytochrome mediated phototropism in de-etiolated seedlings. Occurrence and ecological significance. Plant Physiology 100:170-177.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Sánchez, R.A., Radosevich, S. (1992). Photomorphogenic process in the agricultural environment. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 56:777-788.
• Scopel, A.L., Ballaré, C.L., Sánchez, R.A. (1991). Induction of extreme light sensitivity in buried weed seeds and its role in the perception of soil cultivations. Plant, Cell and Environment 14:501-508.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Sánchez, R.A. (1991). Photocontrol of stem elongation in plant neighbourhoods: effects of photon fluence rate under natural conditions of radiation. Plant, Cell and Environment, 14:57-65.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Sánchez, R.A. (1991). On the opportunity cost of the photosynthate invested in stem elongation reactions mediated by phytochrome. Oecologia, 86:561-567.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Sánchez, R.A. (1990). Far-red reflected from adjacent leaves: an early signal of competition in plant canopies. Science 247:329-332.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Sánchez, R.A. (1989). Photomodulation of axis extension in sparse canopies. Role of the stem in the perception of light-quality signals of stand density. Plant Physiology 89:1324-1330.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Ghersa, C.M., Sánchez, R.A. (1989). La relación entre la calidad comercial de las semillas de soja y los cambios en la demografía de chamico, causados por los métodos de control y de cosecha. En: Diálogo XXVI. Dinámica de poblaciones. Control de malezas en soja. Ed: J.P. Puignau. Convenio IICA/BID/PROCISUR, Montevideo, Uruguay, pp. 63-95.
• Scopel, A.L., Ballaré, C.L., Ghersa, C.M. (1988). The role of seed reproduction in the population ecology of Sorghum halepense in maize crops. Journal of Applied Ecology 25:951-962.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Ghersa, C.M., Sánchez, R.A.(ex aequo). (1988). The fate of Datura ferox seeds in the soil as affected by cultivation, depth of burial and degree of maturity. Annals of Applied Biology 112:337-345.
• Ballaré, C.L., Sánchez, R.A., Scopel, A.L., Ghersa, C.M. (1988). Morphological responses of Datura ferox seedlings to the presence of neighbours. Their relationships with canopy microclimate. Oecologia (Berlin) 76:288-293.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Ghersa, C.M., Sánchez, R.A. (1987). The population ecology of Datura ferox (L.) in soybean crops. A simulation approach incorporating seed dispersal. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment 19:177-188.
• Ballaré, C.L., Scopel, A.L., Ghersa, C.M., Sánchez, R.A. (1987). The demography of Datura ferox (L.) in soybean crops. Weed Research 27:91-102.
• Ballaré, C.L., Sánchez, R.A., Scopel, A.L., Casal, J.J., Ghersa, C.M. (1987). Early detection of neighbour plants by phytochrome perception of spectral changes in reflected sunlight. Plant Cell and Environment 10:551-557.